The bewitching
Dawson, Jill2023
Book
Alice Samuel might be old and sharp-tongued, but she's no fool. Visiting her new neighbours in her Fenland village, she suspects Squire Throckmorton's household is not as God-fearing as it seems and finds the children troubled. What she cannot foresee is that all five daughters will succumb in turn to a terrifying affliction and accuse her of witchcraft - who else to blame than an ugly, black-capped woman with mysterious healing skills? The Throckmortons' maid Martha, uncomfortably aware of strange goings-on in the household herself, is reluctant to believe that Alice is a witch. Yet visiting scholars attracted by the news are convinced, evidence mounts and soon the entire village is swept up in the frenzied persecution of one of their own community.
Main title:
The bewitching / Jill Dawson.
Author:
Dawson, Jill, author
Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2023.
Collation:
326 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.
ISBN:
9781473654655 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3412253